Hinge



F. D. LESLIE.

HING'E.v

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1921.

} PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

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Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

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Be it knownthat. I5=FREEIXND.;LESLIE, a citizen ofthe United States ofAmerica, and a resident of;Milton-,i n; the county; of Norfolk and Stateof .Massachusetts, have invented certain he and useful improve.

ments in Hinges, of Which the following is I i thr ughouti the severalfi-guresof the'draW- f a specification. Y ,This invention relates tohinges and particularly. to that class of. hinges which are used toconnect the seatiandcover to vvater closet hoppersa a s I 3 i Theprincipal object of the invention. is the production, of a; hinge hiehnay be ve ed with whit en me dZ SSO nstructed that the enainel Will notbecome injured or Worn When eitherjthe; seat or cover is being movedabout the axis. of {the hinge 1n.; I t ii he nven i con i ts Pr m ri yca ing tubular; n ember into theears of the coverhinge leaf, saidtubular-member surrounding another tubular -n 1einber,;the ends ofWhich'are threaded to the posts extending upwardly from the. rearpartofthe hop- I a underiacetotthe ear l1 cup ha ee 612;. Y, "1 .U Theinvention further consists in certain novel features of construction andarrangement of parts which will be understood-by reference ;,to thedescription of: the draw.- ings and to the claims to behereinaftergiven. I

v For the purpose.

tion one preferred form thereof; is illustrated in the drawings, thisforum-having.

been. found to give satisfactory. and reliable results although y it isto be understood that the various instrumentalitiesof Which theinvention consists can betvariously arranged and organizedand theinvention not liiri itedto the precise arrangenient and organizationofthese instrumentalities as herein shown and,descriloedexceptasrequiredby1 t prov ded -,with threadeclfsockets 21'in Which are secured-theopposite'fthreadedends oi the scope of the appended; claims. Of thedrawings;-

QEigure 1 representsa side elevation of a portion of a Water: ;closethopper with a hinge embodying the principles of the, pres; ent inventionapplied thereto. M s

. Figureflv representsa planoffthe rearof 1 Application, filed "October15,

v Figure fi represents a section; on line ,4; 4:,

, Figures 3 aud t are drawn to an enlarged sca1e.. 1 j v. Similarcharacters indicate like parts i :di'aivings, is a hopperfiforfWat erclosets having rearwardly extending ears v11,, each ear 11 having averticallholeflQ therein in which is disposed the threaded shank 13. ofa standard or post 14, the

upper end of which is curved laterally as v ndicated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings.v l

"Threadedjto "ach shank- .13 is agni tfl'l ti, I I

the edge of which is provided with anan nular flange 16 which is"vadapted to bear L 7. They lower, end: ,each shank" 13 has threaded.theretoja clamping nut 17,; the outer end of which ,isclosed asindicated Between leach clam in nut 17 and the washer-19.

extension 2Q Which surrounds the lower end 70 against the upper face ofonefof the ears 11L i of the unthreaded'portion'ofthe standard or post14..

jiosts or v inipro'ved in appearance and inore sanitary. The upper'ends,of thefstandardsl'fi are cylindrical lsiipporting ineinber 22vinterposedibetiveenisaid standards or, posts 14.;

ing ears 25 which are jpreferahly'- fpa'rallelf l, 'flghi'sjentensionr20is of suflicient length r v i to perinitthe nuts 15and-1'7tobe adjustedrelatively to the threaded ;shank,13: to suit various conditions"Without: the] extension 20 iincoverin j B akm this extensio ao in this"nan- "Iler and making;theiclaniping nut. ith 'a closed and,connection.hetvveenthe ,hopg p theim'a ii pa b'ofithe h nge-isfg' e ying therein through Which the cylindrical member 22 extends.

The cover 26 has secured to its under face a hinge leaf 27 havingreawardly-extending Parallel arms 28.

Interposed between said arms 28 and extending through the same isatubular mem ber 29 surrounding the cylindrical supporting member 22. I

This cylindrical supporting member 22' is preferably made tubularthereby lessening the weight and reducing'the cost of material.

' supporting member 22 is not moved, the

ends thereof being fixedly posts 14.

Surrounding the tubular member 22" and interposedbetween the posts orstandards secured in the 14, the ears and the arms 28, are a pluralityof washers 30 preferably of celluloid or some similar non-metallicmaterial, these washerspreventing the adjacent metal faces of'the partsof the hinge from contacting with each other.

: While in the drawings the curved portion of the standards or posts 14are shown curved upwardly toward the front of the hopper, the variousparts of the hinge and its supporting member may be readily disassembledand again assembled with the curved portions of these standardsor posts14- extending to the rear of the hopper. f

This makes it possible to utilize'the same hinge for various forms ofhoppers.

' One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide ahinge which may. be covered with white enamel and which may be usedwithout the movable parts wearing away theenamel on the standing parts.

Heretofore in most hinges for water closets, the construction is suchthat the i movable parts of the hingewear away the V enamel or thenickel on the standing parts and soon leaves unfinished portions whichpresent'an unsightly appearance.

' By means of the'present construction these objections are whollyovercome for both hinge leaves 24, 27, the tubular member 29 and theposts or standards 14 may be covered with white enamel and inasmuch asthe tubular member 29 always moves with the hinge leaf 27 upon thetubular member 22,

any wearing on said tubular member will never be exposed to View.

Th'ewashers 30 of'celluloid or some other construction prevent thewearing of the adj acent metal faces of the hinge and these washers maybe made of various thicknesses to permit the adjustment of the posts 14relatively to each other in order to accommodate the' hinge tovariousforms ofWho-ppers. In hoppers on which no cover is used the tubularmember 29 has its ends-cast into th cars 25 of the seat hinge 2 1. 1

It is believed that the operation andmany advantages of the inventionwill beunderstood without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim I 1. A hinge leafhaving-parallel arms; a separate tubular member interposed between saidarms with its ends secured therein; a cylindrical memberextending'through and standards having sockets to receive the oppos iteends of said cylindrical member adjustably secured thereto.

2.. A hinge leaf having parallel arms; a tubular member" interposedbetween said arms with its endssecured therein; a cylindrical memberextending through and beyond the ends of said tubular member;saidcylindrical member-having its opposite ends threaded and standardshaving threaded sockets to receivethe opposite threaded ends of saidcylindrical member. l 1

3. Ahinge leaf having parallel arms; 'a separate tubular memberinterposed between said arms with its ends cast therein; a cylindricalmember extending through and'beyond the ends of said tubular member; andstandards having sockets to receive the opposite ends of saidcylindrical member;

4. A hinge leaf having parallel arms; a separate tubular memberinterposed between said armswith its ends secured'there-in; acylindrical member extending through and beyond the ends of said tubularmember;

standards in which the ends'of said cylindrical member are adjustablysecured; and a second hinge leaf having perforated ears interposedbetween" said arms and standards and through which said cylindricalmember 7 extends.

A hinge leaf having parallel arms; a separate tubular mem'ber interposedbetween said' arms with itsend's secured therein; a .cylindrical memberextending through and beyond. the ends of said tubular member;

standards in whichtlie ends of said cylindrical member are secured; avsecond hinge leaf having perforated earsinterposed between said arms andstandards and throughwhiich said cylindrical member "extends; and nonmetallic washers surrounding said cylindrical memberbetweenthe" opposingfaces of said standards,earsa ndgarms;

6. A hinge having parallel arms; a' tubul'ar' member interposed betweenand secured to said arms; a cylindrical memberextend- 1,429,513 a. a F ving through and beyond the ends of said Signed by me at 746 Old southBldg tubular member; standards having threaded Boston, Massj, 11th dayofOctober, 1921. w

lower ends; a nut on the lower end of each 7 I LESLIE v v a standard andhaving a tubular extension surrounding the unthreaded end of saidWitnesses: standard; and a clamping nut also mounted, WALTER E. LOMBARDon each threaded end. a NATHAN C. LOMBARD.

